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by cdplayer

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I want to use Microsoft?s Remote Desktop to connect to my computers using XP SP2 and W2K SP3. I have installed the software on my W2K machines.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/tools/rdclientdl.mspx

The XP machines already have it installed. By the way I am running a Peer-to-Peer network.

The W2K machines are not talking to each other. I continue to get the following error message when I try to go from one W2K machine to another:
?The client could not connect to the remote computer.
Remote connection might not be enabled or the computer might be too busy to accept new connections.
It is also possible that network problems are preventing your connection.
Please try connecting again later. If the problem continues to occur, contact your administrator.?

Does this client software only allow W2K, WIN98, Windows ME machines to connect remotely to an XP box but not to each other?

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by willcomp

I suggest you repost your question in the Technical Q&A section. That's where most of the technical whizzes hang out.

In a nutshell, remote desktop is to connect one PC to another PC remotely or to connect to a terminal server. It is not intended for networking. Only XP and terminal services on server OSes support incoming connections via Remote Desktop.

Dalton

by deepsand

This is a tech. problem in search of a solution.

It properly belongs on "Technical Q&A," not on "Discussion."

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